CIRCUIT TOUR. Photo shows the key destinations of four towns in the northwestern part of Leyte that formed an alliance to promote their tourism sites. The Department of Tourism said on Wednesday (August 10, 2022) that the move is essential to attain local community economic augmentation.(Photo courtesy of Palompon, Leyte local government) TACLOBAN CITY - Four towns in Leyte province have forged an alliance to come up with a "circuit tour package" promoting their picturesque islands, breathtaking landscapes, and other natural wonders. Department of Tourism (DOT) Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Wednesday the move of the towns of Palompon, Isabel, Merida, and Matag-ob to form a lateral alliance and create a tourism circuit is essential to attain local community economic augmentation. "They reached out to DOT and the Eastern Visayas Tourism Association to present their plan. A plan that capitalizes on each other's strength and the opportuniti